Stone Age hunters liked their carbs

ScienceNordic ^ | 1-4-2013 | Tania Lousdal Jensen

[Renfield]

Analyses of Stone Age settlements reveal that the hunters were healthy and would gladly eat anything they could get their hands on, including carbohydrates – contrary to the modern definition of the Paleolithic, or Stone Age diet.

The Stone Age hunter’s food contained large amounts of protein from fish, lean mean, herbs and coarse vegetables and has formed the basis of one of today’s hottest health trends: the paleo diet.

The modern version of the Stone Age diet excludes foods rich in carbohydrates. This exclusion of carbs is based on the idea that Stone Age hunters didn’t have access to bread, rice or pasta.

But is it true that Stone Age hunters and gatherers didn’t eat any carbohydrates at all?

[Conservative4Ever]

Are you sure...I read somewhere it was Doritos.

[meadsjn]

... hunters were healthy and would gladly eat anything they could get their hands on, including carbohydrates – contrary to the modern definition of the Paleolithic, or Stone Age diet.

Hungry people eat; no kidding. Send me lots of research money, and I'll provide lots of documentation.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Renfield]

Hungry people eat; no kidding. Send me lots of research money, and I'll provide lots of documentationYea

Yeah...see if you can get a grant to study Paleolithic consumption of Red Burgundies....I'll help. I'm sort of Paleolithic.